Mid Sussex Local Information
Practical local information for Mid Sussex: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Mid Sussex Roadworks: A23 50mph On, Heath Road Shut
The round-the-clock 50mph on the northbound A23 at Dale Hill is now in force, and Heath Road in Haywards Heath stays shut until 2 October. Checked 22 September.
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Mid Sussex Bin Collection Days: Black Bin Every 3 Weeks
Food waste weekly, recycling fortnightly, black bin every three weeks in Mid Sussex. Bank holidays do not move your collection here, and only Christmas does.
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Parking in Mid Sussex: £1.20 an Hour, Free After 6pm
Mid Sussex council car parks cost £1.20 to £1.40 an hour and nothing after 6pm. Sunday is about £1 all day, and Burgess Hill's Martlets closed in March 2026.
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Mid Sussex Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,587 to £5,102
Every Mid Sussex parish, band A to H, for 2026/27. Band D runs from £2,381.11 in Newtimber to £2,550.89 in Cuckfield, and 76% of it goes to the county council.
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Mid Sussex house prices: £430,711, £240k to £625k
The average Mid Sussex home sold for £430,711 in May 2026, up 0.4% in a year. Median sold prices for all 25 wards, and why one of them looks far cheaper than it is.
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Mid Sussex trains to London: 43 mins, £5,012 a year
Haywards Heath reaches London Victoria in 43 minutes and London Bridge in 44. Annual seasons run from £3,468 at East Grinstead to £6,708, and the route you pick decides it.
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Things to do in Mid Sussex: free museum, £6.56 Tudor house
East Grinstead Museum is free, the 15th-century Priest House is £6.56 until 1 September, and the Bluebell Railway is diesel-only right now. What is open, and what it costs.
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Mid Sussex planning: 24,071 homes, up from 19,620
The inspector has pushed the Mid Sussex housing requirement to 24,071 homes and added 35 sites. The consultation on all of it closes at 23:59 on 7 September 2026.